Accompanied only by his acoustic guitar, a singer-songwriter places the onus on his songs, his voice, and his picking to separate himself from the downy snowstorm of similar arrangements that fall continually upon the living and the dead. On this live recording, Jesse Moore proves a capable talent on all three tools, without distinguishing himself [...]
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Threadhead Records Grants
October 1, 2011 – 12:05 am
The Threadhead Records Foundation assists musicians and artists whose work promotes the cultural heritage of New Orleans but do not have the resources to produce and distribute their work. Applications are now being accepted for the next round of grant funding from individuals and organizations residing in Louisiana. The foundation will fund up to four [...]
Camile Baudoin’s Blues
September 1, 2011 – 12:12 am
When the Radiators played their final shows in June, few would have guessed that the band member most prepared for life in a new musical context would be Camile Baudoin. The band’s soft- spoken, self-effacing lead guitarist was known for his intense, dexterous playing, but not for his stage presence or front man capabilities. His [...]
Spencer Bohren, Blackwater Music (Threadhead Records)
August 1, 2011 – 12:52 am
The inside cover of this album lists the guitars employed in its making—a 1950 Tonemaster, a 1928 National, an 1897 Bruno—the names and years that make a fetishist curse his parched bank accounts. Yet, unless directed by expert hands, these names can go to waste as easily as any pawn shop Squire. Luckily for those [...]
Tom McDermott and Evan Christopher, Almost Native (Threadhead Records)
May 1, 2011 – 12:52 am
A grid of 12 images adorns the cover of Almost Native. It includes a po-boy, a pair of maracas, and the Arc de Triomphe. If that seems too subtle, the track listing includes titles like “Tandé Sak Fè Loraj Gwondé”, “Chorando Em Paris”, and “Tango Ambiguo”. Styles range from waltz to blues to choro and [...]
A Threadhead Mystery
March 1, 2011 – 12:05 am
What? Mystery Street Records, the sister label to Threadhead Records, which on February 1 released its first album, Sounds of New Orleans: Frenchmen Street. Why two labels? “We’ve always been in business to expose more of the music in New Orleans,” president Chris Joseph says. “We’re trying to get more money to the musicians to [...]
Frenchmen Street is Now an App
February 14, 2011 – 10:29 am
Mystery Street Records, a “sister company” to Threadhead Records, has released Sounds of New Orleans: Frenchmen Street, which pulls together tracks from Threadhead releases by artists that play on Frenchmen. To accompany the release, Mystery Street has made an app for the iPhone with information about the project, videos from Frenchmen Street performances and music [...]
Matt Perrine and Debbie Davis: The Couple That Plays Together…
February 1, 2011 – 12:11 am
Without music, how many would never have fallen in love? Without love, how many songs would have never been written? And yet two musicians in an intimate relationship sounds like romantic chaos. Not so for respected local low-end specialist (sousaphone/bass) Matt Perrine and wife Debbie Davis, best known for her interpretations of songs by the [...]
Go For It!
December 15, 2010 – 7:11 pm
Spent a good part of this afternoon at Piety Street Recording Studio in the Bywater, meeting great people whilst observing the recording of Paul Sanchez and screenwriter Colman deKay’s upcoming Nine Lives production. If you recall from reading OffBeat, Threadhead Records and Sanchez received a Pepsi grant in the amount of $50,000 to help finance [...]
Kick(Start) Me: Kickstarter.com
November 1, 2010 – 12:25 am
UPDATED “I’m refusing to get a full time job.” Ask Kelcy Wilburn (a.k.a. Kelcy Mae) what she wants to do with her life, and it’s obvious—music is where her passion lies. “I know that if I get a full-time job, I won’t spend the time and energy that I need to on music and being [...]
